I keep hearing about all these cyber security jobs coming to Maryland.
I often wonder where they are.
It's not for me, it's my best friend's husband. He just got his M.S. in Information Systems with a concentration in cyber security and he's trying to hard to break into the field. I really want to help him.
Two Words: Security Clearance. Nuff said.
Lockheed Martin, Northrup Gumman, Boeing, Mantech, CSC, Verizon Government, AT&T Govenment Solutions...etc
I wish him well. I graduated from Maryland in 2010 with a Master's in IS Management and almost twenty years of management experience, five of that in a related field, and couldn't even get interviews (let alone offers) for even entry-level jobs. IT wants young people, preferably with experience and technical certifications. The degree is secondary to most employers because the knowledge gets outdated so fast. That's the impression I got anyway. YMMV.
Other options are to find a good headhunter (most of them are parasites) or get your foot in the door through a place like Aerotek.
He had the top one (The full lifestyle poly) but he left the government so it expired. There's nothing in his life or history that would DQ him though. I did get his wife to stop nagging him to pay for his own clearance (she didn't know it wasn't allowed.)
Breaking in with minimal experience is hard I deg agree. I was fortunate in college to work in the student PC lab so I got 4 years experience doing IT support before I even got my diploma. I tried hard to get him where I work, but they won't sub masters degree for experience.
His main strengths are the projects and case work he did in college.
Plus I feel with schools like UMUC churning out a constant supply of cyber security people, it waters down the job market.
He is only 30 though
It's not for me, it's my best friend's husband. He just got his M.S. in Information Systems with a concentration in cyber security and he's trying to hard to break into the field. I really want to help him.